Placement Examinations

All freshman and transfer students must take placements exams in Ear Training and Sight Singing, Jazz Theory and Improvisation, and English Composition. Placement exams are not graded; they serve to determine appropriate placement in Ear Training and Sight Singing, Jazz Theory and Improvisation, and English Composition. Placement Examinations are administered directly following the audition. The Musicianship placement exam is approximately 30 minutes in length; the Jazz Theory and Improvisation placement exam is one hour in length; and the English Composition placement exam is one hour in length.